The Real Issue

In the past three weeks Boxing has seen a roller coaster ride with enough twists and turns that would even leave a adrenaline junkie sick. We have seen one of the worst decisions in history, as well as two promoters making two huge paper view fights on the same night, but on different cards. This is nothing new to the sport of Boxing, and the fans have learned to endure the storms over time. But one thing that wont change is the sport needing certain changes. Where do the problems truly lie, that is the ultimate question. Where or who should we point at?

In the fallout of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley wretched decision, most people would blame judging and conspiracy theories as the biggest issue. While I would agree yes changes in how fights are judged need to be made, there is one simple change that can be made right away. The promoters need to put the fans back in there thoughts. Boxing is full of passionate fans and it's about time promoters put that back in there decisions. For instance September 15^th two huge fights will be held in Las Vegas, the only catch is they will be on two different cards on two different paper views. Once again I fully understand that its a business and theres money to be made. And yes both fights are what the fans want. However instead of putting them on different dates or coming to a solution, instead the promoters will battle for Paper view buys.

There is always multiple ways to achieve something, and for Boxing promoters the same applies. Lets get real guys there are ways you can make a dollar and still at the end of the day keep Boxing fans truly happy. All you have to do is hold the fights on different nights or as some fans might even dream, dare I say even put them on a mega card.